http://community.entrepreneur.com/2008/05/20/community-over-coffee/ Building an online neighborhood of entrepreneurs Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://community.entrepreneur.com/2008/05/20/community-over-coffee/#comment-129 Marshall O'Brien Thu, 22 May 2008 15:30:52 +0000 http://community.entrepreneur.com/2008/05/20/community-over-coffee/#comment-129 CC, agreed 100%. Social networking, and emailing shouldn't take the place of the good old face to face conversation. There are obvious huge advantages to the fruits of the digital age. However one big disadvantage I see with it is when it's used for dealing with confrontation. When people use email instead of being in person to deal with an issue, the email only complicates the issue being communicated further. Without the face to face, each party cannot see the facial expressions, body language, feel the energy from one another, it can amplify a situation from bad to worse. We've all experienced it. So in the long run, what's a tougher situation- dealing with confrontation via email, or face to face? Marshall O'Brien http://www.c3teambuilding.blogspot.com http://www.c3teambuilding.com CC, agreed 100%. Social networking, and emailing shouldn’t take the place of the good old face to face conversation. There are obvious huge advantages to the fruits of the digital age. However one big disadvantage I see with it is when it’s used for dealing with confrontation. When people use email instead of being in person to deal with an issue, the email only complicates the issue being communicated further. Without the face to face, each party cannot see the facial expressions, body language, feel the energy from one another, it can amplify a situation from bad to worse. We’ve all experienced it. So in the long run, what’s a tougher situation- dealing with confrontation via email, or face to face?
Marshall O’Brien
http://www.c3teambuilding.blogspot.com
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]]> http://community.entrepreneur.com/2008/05/20/community-over-coffee/#comment-136 Jean Ann Van Krevelen Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:22:02 +0000 http://community.entrepreneur.com/2008/05/20/community-over-coffee/#comment-136 I know, I love connecting electronically, too...but I make sure that I have a couple of days a week of face to face contact. Same goes for networking...a mix of electronic and in person seems to be best... I know, I love connecting electronically, too…but I make sure that I have a couple of days a week of face to face contact. Same goes for networking…a mix of electronic and in person seems to be best…

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